A business that sweats the details
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Travelers schedule stopovers in Denver, Colorado to visit The Tattered Cover Book Store, says owner Joyce Meskis. The five-story building houses 500,000 volumes. Meskis employs over 320 people, and customers even volunteered to help when the store changed locations.
Publication Name: Nation's Business
Subject: Business, general
ISSN: 0028-047X
Year: 1992
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A scrappy entrepreneur
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Serlin has been in the scrap metal business for 19 years and was a recipient of the 1997 National Small Business Subcontractor of the Year award. She is the first woman so honored. She credits good customer service and hands on management for her success.
Publication Name: Nation's Business
Subject: Business, general
ISSN: 0028-047X
Year: 1997
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Designing big dreams
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Stephen Slater's Slater Publishing got its big break when hired by General Mills to design cereal boxes. The design company earned $160,000 in revenues in 1996 and 50% growth is expected in 1997.
Publication Name: Nation's Business
Subject: Business, general
ISSN: 0028-047X
Year: 1997
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